Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Due to its negative effects on the psychosocial functioning of adolescents, excessive use of social networks is currently considered a mental health risk. The main objective of the study was to analyze the literature on social networks and adolescent mental health. A content analysis method was used to conduct a bibliographic study, fifteen articles (n=15) were selected from major databases such as Scopus, Scielo and Web of Science using the established inclusion/exclusion criteria. The bibliographic analysis allowed understanding aspects of the transformation of data into information, combined with reasoning to generate knowledge. It is concluded that the excessive use of social networks in adolescents is increasing, which generates the development of new diseases mainly of a mental nature, therefore, it is essential that health professionals address the growing problem for a rapid and effective intervention.
Source: Salud Integral y Comunitaria
Authors: Mario Pedro Rodríguez Vásquez, Bertha Silvana Vera Barrios, Elizabeth del Carmen Ormaza Esmeraldas, César Carbache Mora, Aida Maygualida Rodríguez-Álvarez, Amarelys Román-Mireles, José Gregorio Mora-Barajas, Aaron Samuel Bracho Mosquera, Nancy Rosillo Suárez, Rafael Romero-Carazas, Juan Richar Villacorta Guzmán, Rita Liss Ramos Perez, Rene Isaac Bracho Rivera, Milagros Andrea Bracho Rivera, Cynthia Michel Olguín-Martínez, Denisse Viridiana Velarde-Osuna, Daniel Omar Nieves-Lizárraga, María Teresa De Jesús De La Paz Rosales, Rogelio Buelna-Sánchez
Institutions: Universidade de Brasília, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Universidad de Carabobo, Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica Antonio José de Sucre, Universidad de Panamá, Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Escuela Militar de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4403449166